Pericyma mendax explained

Pericyma mendax is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found most countries in subtropical Africa south of the Sahara, in Cape Verde, Mauritius, La Réunion and Madagascar.^[1]

It has a wingspan of approx. 40mm. Host plants of the larvae are Acacia mearnsii^[2] and Acacia sp.^[3] Fabaceae

References

• Walker, 1858b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XIII.– Noctuidae. - 13 (1957):i–iv, 1521–1888

External links

• Boldsystems.org: Pictures of Pericyma mendax

Notes and References

1. http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/PERIMEND afromoths.net
2. Martiré & Rochat, 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles, p.399
3. Hacker, Fibiger, & Schreier, 2007. Macrosenta purpurascens spec. nov., eine neue Notodontidae-Art aus Yemen (Lepidoptera). - Esperiana Memoir 3:341–344.